The wedding favor is a small token of appreciation given to wedding guests to convey gratitude for their attendance and participation of the bride and groom’s special day. Throughout the years, wedding favors have varied from dainty chocolates to the more traditional five Jordan almonds, representing five hopes of the new couple: wealth, health, longevity, happiness, and fertility.
Today modern wedding couples like to incorporate more of their personal style, letting go of wedding traditions of yesteryear. Typically, brides and grooms often strive to gift unique wedding favors that are associated with their interests, tastes, or wedding theme. To help the happy couple achieve that modern flair, we’ve handpicked 16 unique wedding favors to fit every taste and budget.
1. Succulent Wedding Favors
Your wedding guests will be absolutely thrilled to take home this incredibly adorable wedding succulent favor. Unique and trendy, succulents have taken social media by storm, and weddings too!
Purchase a set of Etsy’s bestselling mini-assorted succulents from PlantCraftingCo, and along with the darling custom design Let Love Grow tags from BordenSpecifics. Gift the succulents as is or place them in mini glazed ceramic pots, or petite tins.
2. Rustic Tealight Holder
These beautiful rustic wooden tealight holders will fit seamlessly with any rustic chic wedding decor. Country and vintage motifs shine with this unique wedding favor. Wooden candle holders are adorned with petite beige and green blooms, alongside a custom name tag.
3. Honey Jar Favor
Show your wedding guests that you and your honey are meant to bee with this charming honey jar favor. Each jar comes with Ontario unpasteurized honey, a dipper, a custom tag, and a piece of twine.
4. Nutella Wedding Favor
Who doesn’t love Nutella? There answer is no one. Everyone loves Nutella! That’s why mini Nutella jars make the perfect wedding favor so everyone can spread the love! Along with your custom label, add a classy bonbonniere tag from CandyBarSydney.
5. Coffee Wedding Favor
Love is brewing with these freshly roasted coffee wedding favors. Coffees are carefully selected, and then small-batch roasted to guarantee optimal freshness. Each coffee wedding favor comes with approximately two ounces of coffee, perfect for one pot of coffee. Each wedding favor comes in exquisite eco-friendly packaging with a custom stamp of your choice.
6. Shot Glass Wedding Favors
Get the party started with these exciting and practical shot glass wedding favors! Fill em up with your favorite spirits or have guests bring them along to the reception for a night of fun! If you’d rather skip the shot glass and offer your guests mini alcohol bottles, grab these customizable Take a Shot, We Tied The Knot tags from BordenSpecifics, for a stylish look.
7. Kids Wedding Favor
If you have children in attendance, you might be left wondering how you should entertain these kiddies during wedding speeches, and other not-so-fun kid activities.
You also may want to gift wedding favors that may not be suitable for children, so you’d like a kid-friendly alternative. Look no further than this adorable kid’s wedding activity pack. Not only will the kids think it’s pretty cool, but the parents will too!
8. Hand Sanitizer Wedding Favor
2020 has been nothing short of strange! With that being said, if you’re one of the lucky couples celebrating a COVID wedding, having these hilariously adorable, yet useful hand sanitizer wedding favors for your guests is an absolute must!
A COVID wedding wouldn’t be complete without matching wedding facemask favors for your guests. Have your guests pick them up upon entering the ceremony or reception.
9. Lottery Ticket Wedding Favor
Gifting each wedding guest a lottery ticket is truly a creative wedding favor that will receive many compliments and a lot of buzz during the reception. Who will be the lucky winner?! Each lottery ticket wedding favor comes with your choice of white or brown bags with a customizable sticker. Lottery tickets are sold separately.
10. Stroopwafel Wedding Favors
Offer your wedding guests something sweet to nibble on while they wait for the festivities to begin. These stroopwafel wedding favors are both elegant and delicious. A luscious caramel filling joins two thin layers of wafer cookie baked dough. Choose from classic; chocolate-dipped or custom flavor.
11. Wedding Soap Favors
Your wedding guests will be delighted with these beautifully scented wedding favor soaps that are ideal for rustic-chic wedding themes. Your soap favors can be tinted to various combinations of colors and fragrances, and fitted with a customizable label.
12. His And Her Favorite Candies
His and her favorite candy favors are a personal twist on the affordable candy wedding favor. These creative wedding favor labels are a simple way of sharing a fun little fact about you while gifting sweet candy. Up your candy wedding favors game with these adorable personalized candy labels!
13. In Sickness And In Health
Your guests will party hard at your open bar! Have a recovery kit ready with these handy, In Sickness And In Health wedding favors. Although considered a gag wedding favor, your guests will be thankful to have them as part of their hangover recovery. If you’re wondering what to put in a wedding hangover kit, fill them up with essential items such as antacids, Advil, bottled water, mouth wash, chapstick, and a granola bar.
14. Bottle Opener
This vintage skeleton key bottle opener is simply stunning and would make a lovely addition to any rustic and romantic wedding theme. Bottle openers are sturdy and functional made of metal alloy. Each skeleton key comes on a key chain with no-fuss ready to print tags, for an easy to gift wedding favor.
15. Mini Mason Jar Pies
Treat your wedding guests to a sweet pre-game of mini mason jar pies. Each mini pie wedding favor comes with a tied ribbon of your choice and an optional wooden fork. Choose from an assortment of sinfully delicious flavors such as peach, apple, blueberry, pumpkin, or strawberry. Perfect for any season, we guarantee your wedding favors will be the talk of the town!
16. Mini Felt Flowers
Felt flower favors are a stunning piece of art that will be truly appreciated by your wedding guests. These delicate felt blooms are housed in a tiny glass jar with pebbles for an outstandingly cheerful presentation. Choose from an array of flower types and labels to suit your wedding theme.
